National Engineers Week Celebration
Special Event at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®
- February 16-23, 2019
- Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Engineers transform big dreams into remarkable realities. Salute the dreamers and doers who solve problems and make our lives better at The Henry Ford as we join the national celebration of Engineers Week.
Discover historic inventors and past challenges like powering industries and designing homes, then try your hand at today’s engineering trials in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Pop the hood on vehicle design, engineering and manufacturing at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, and check-out Dream Big in the Giant Screen Experience to see the many ways engineers make an impact on the world today.
Roll up your sleeves for a week of hands-on inspiration at the museum, factory tour and giant screen and a bold start to engineering your own story.
Featured Activities
February 16-23, 2019
- Experiment with History — Coding: Coverlets to Computers, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Near Made in America Manufacturing
- Corliss Steam Engine Demo
- Discover inspiring historic engineer and prolific inventor Elijah McCoy.
- Join engineers from MDOT to learn about, and try bridge building. MDOT will also take us via social media to visit two of its engineers on the job.
- Join student engineers from the Society of Women Engineers at University of Michigan Dearborn to discover the properties of nanomaterials through a super shrinker activity.
- Play and learn in Kettering University’s robot arena.
- Join engineers from MDOT to try bridge building. MDOT will also take us via social media to visit two of its engineers on the job.
- Play and learn in Kettering University’s robot arena.
- Check out Make Something: Saturdays.
Ticket Prices
Parking is $6 per vehicle for nonmembers, free for members.Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
| Member | Nonmember | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior (62+) | Free | $22.00 |
| General Admission (12-61) | Free | $24.00 |
| Youth (5-11) | Free | $18.00 |
| Children (4 & Under) | Free | Free |
* Ticket prices are subject to change.
Event brought to you by our Sponsors:
Engines Exposed: Curator Talk
January 20 & February 17, 2018 (Saturday) | 1:00pm
Curious what Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford, has to say about engine innovations? Listen and view innovations and some exceptional engines with our digitized collection.
Engines Exposed: Curator Talk
January 20 & February 17, 2018 (Saturday) | 1:00pm
Elijah: The Real McCoy
February 16 & 17, 2019 | 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.
Learn about fascinating inventor Elijah McCoy in this 15-minute dramatization. His most important inventions were the automatic lubricating cup in 1872 that revolutionized the industrial machine industry and the graphite lubricator in 1915.
Elijah: The Real McCoy
February 16 & 17, 2019 | 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.
Make Something Saturdays
September 7, 2019 - May 16, 2020 (Saturdays) | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Learn firsthand how the American spirit of innovation and ingenuity is alive and well today. Try your hand at something new, something different. The activities change month to month. Hands-on. How-to, DIY, science and more!
Make Something Saturdays
September 7, 2019 - May 16, 2020 (Saturdays) | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
